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language arts | grade-3 | identify-base-words-prefixes-and-suffixes | What is the base word in **fullness**? | [
"full",
"ness"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | costs-and-benefits | Gina is deciding whether to eat peanuts or carrot cake for an afternoon snack. She would like to eat something tasty, but she is also trying to be healthier.
Suppose Gina decides to eat the peanuts. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Gina will give up the chance to eat the carrot cake. Gina thinks carrot cake would have tasted better than peanuts will.",
"Gina will get to eat the peanuts. The peanuts will be healthier than the carrot cake would have been."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | costs-and-benefits | Shane is deciding whether to make beef barley soup or potato soup for dinner. He wants dinner to be as tasty as possible. But he is also hungry and wants to eat soon.
Suppose Shane decides to make potato soup. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Shane will save some time. The beef barley soup would have taken longer to make than the potato soup.",
"Shane will give up the chance to eat the beef barley soup, which would have been tastier than the potato soup."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | analyze-short-stories-set-1 | Review the **fourteenth and fifteenth paragraphs**.
title: The Marking
Newt's feet hurt from standing at the register, but he smiled at the stranger-woman who approached the counter. She held up her hand in greeting, showing him the Mark on her palm. Her Mark identified her as miserly, as did the meager selection of g... | [
"There is no possible Mark to represent Newt.",
"The community is very important to Newt.",
"Newt is right to be worried about the quality of his Mark."
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-5 | world-war-i-the-road-to-peace | Complete the text.
Woodrow Wilson's 14th point called for the creation of ___. This group would be in charge of keeping peace around the world. | [
"Save the Children",
"the Red Cross",
"Oxfam",
"the League of Nations"
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-8 | analyze-passages-from-the-outsiders-part-2 | Read the following passage from "The Outsiders". In this excerpt, Ponyboy describes Tim Shepard, the leader of a different gang.
Tim Shepard and company were already waiting when we arrived at the vacant lot, along with a gang from Brumly, one of the suburbs. Tim was a lean, catlike eighteen-year-old who looked like t... | [
"the respect that Tim Shepard gets",
"a stable and successful life",
"to improve his own neighborhood",
"peace between his friends and enemies"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-12 | are-the-modifiers-used-correctly | Which sentence is correct? | [
"**Commuting to his office downtown**, the crossword puzzle kept Elijah so engrossed that he almost missed his bus stop.",
"**Commuting to his office downtown**, Elijah was so engrossed with the crossword puzzle that he almost missed his bus stop."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-7 | interpret-figures-of-speech | What does the **metaphor** in this text suggest?
When Steve lost his job, he was devastated. The only light in the sea of darkness was the prospect of pursuing a new career. | [
"There was a benefit to Steve's job loss.",
"Having to pursue a new career was the worst part of Steve's job loss."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | read-about-business-and-technology | Review the third paragraph.
Paper money is made using highly skilled people and machines. When a bill is designed, it needs to pass a couple of tests. First, it must be made in a way that makes it last a long time. It should not tear too easily. But more importantly, paper money must also be secure. It should be easy ... | [
"color-shifting ink",
"a picture of George Washington",
"threads that glow"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-6 | classify-figures-of-speech | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Problems emerge and some people try to **sweep them under the rug**.
—Bill Condon, film director | [
"idiom",
"allusion"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-8 | classify-figures-of-speech | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Would you mind lending me your pencil? I tried using mine, but **it's pointless**. | [
"simile",
"pun"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | identify-counterclaims | Consider this claim:
Celery sticks are a great snack to bring to school.
Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents a counterclaim to the above claim? | [
"Celery does not get squishy if stored in a lunch box for a few hours.",
"The crunching sound made by eating celery can be distracting to others."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | choose-reasons-to-support-an-opinion | Read the opinion below.
Everyone should wear a seat belt in the car.
Select the reason that best supports this opinion. | [
"You may get a ticket if you talk on the phone while driving.",
"You may get a ticket if you don't wear a seat belt."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on | Which is a **run-on sentence**? | [
"We learned about atoms in class everything is made of atoms.",
"Is fortunate to have traveled all over the world."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | determine-the-meaning-of-idioms-from-context-set-1 | What is the meaning of **have eyes in the back of one's head**?
No one plays pranks on Mrs. Dyer, because she **has eyes in the back of her head**. | [
"to know everything that's going on",
"to have an extra set of eyes"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | world-war-ii-lead-up-to-war-in-europe-asia | Which of the following countries lost World War I? | [
"France",
"Germany",
"the United States",
"Great Britain"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | use-the-correct-foreign-expression | Complete the text with the correct foreign expression.
Dr. Harrison is quite systematic in her approach to diagnosing illnesses; it's simply her ___ to be logical and think things through in a step-by-step fashion. | [
"m.o.",
"magnum opus"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-6 | use-the-correct-pair-of-correlative-conjunctions | Complete the sentence with the correct correlative conjunctions.
___ Dan ___ Sebastian are in marching band, but they play different instruments. | [
"Both . . . and",
"Whether . . . or"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | formatting-and-capitalizing-titles | Which sentence is correct? | [
"The movie \"In the Blink of an Eye\" has an interesting message.",
"The movie \"In the blink of an Eye\" has an interesting message."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-3 | thomas-edison | Most people were not able to use Thomas Edison's lightbulbs right away. What problem did Thomas Edison need to solve so that people could use them? | [
"He needed to change laws that said electricity was not legal.",
"He needed to make his lightbulbs look nicer.",
"He needed a way to get electricity into people's homes and businesses.",
"He needed to make people think that gas lights were not useful."
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-6 | identify-counterclaims | Consider this claim:
Adding salt to chocolate milk makes it taste better.
Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents a counterclaim to the above claim? | [
"Some kids prefer chocolate milk over regular milk.",
"Drinks like chocolate milk are meant to taste sweet, not salty."
] | 1 |
language arts | pre-k | choose-the-uppercase-letter-that-matches-a-b-d-e-g-h-n-q-r | Pick the uppercase letter that matches.
q | [
"V",
"E",
"Q"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-7 | recall-the-source-of-an-allusion | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Ernesto described the situation he was facing with his boss as a **catch-22**. | [
"a poem",
"literature"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-10 | avoid-double-illogical-and-unclear-comparisons | Which text best completes the sentence?
Emmy is ___. | [
"the friendliest of anyone in her family",
"more friendlier than her sister",
"friendlier than her brother"
] | 2 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-civil-war-the-first-battle-of-bull-run-to-gettysburg | In 1862, the Union army in Washington, D.C., tried to capture the Confederacy's capital of Richmond. Below is a letter from the Union army's commander, General George B. McClellan, to President Lincoln's Secretary of War.
I have lost this battle because my force was too small. I have seen too many dead and wounded com... | [
"the other Union generals",
"the Union navy",
"the Confederate government",
"the United States government"
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-3 | does-the-adjective-tell-you-what-kind-or-how-many | Look at the adjective in **bold**. Does it tell you "what kind" or "how many"?
Nina loves **green** peas. | [
"what kind",
"how many"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | use-guide-words | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
**chip** - **critic** | [
"clap",
"caught"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-8 | analyze-short-stories | Review the **nineteenth paragraph**.
title: Chiarelli's Bakery
Walking along the narrow brick sidewalk, Aram imagined that Italy looked just like this, with flower boxes outside the windows and aproned shopkeepers greeting each other in lilting Italian. He took a deep breath. The air smelled of lemons and baked bread ... | [
"He realizes that he'll never bake as well as Ms. Chiarelli.",
"He realizes that Ms. Chiarelli does not want him to ask questions.",
"He realizes that Ms. Chiarelli cannot bake anymore."
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-7 | recall-the-source-of-an-allusion | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Much to our shock, Santiago chose to **turn the other cheek** when Mia insulted him in a meeting. | [
"the Bible",
"a song"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-10 | analyze-the-effects-of-figures-of-speech-on-meaning-and-tone | Review the passage. The verbal irony is shown in bold.
My father, a fireman, had discouraged me from learning anything about the workings of the internal-combustion engine. When I said I wanted to learn how cars worked, he said, "It's easy. I'll tell you everything you need to know. You put the key in the ignition and... | [
"It shows that the narrator is annoyed by her father's response.",
"It contributes to a grateful tone."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-11 | classify-the-figure-of-speech-anaphora-antithesis-apostrophe-assonance-chiasmus-understatement | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
**Study without thought** is vain; **thought without study** is dangerous.
—Confucius, "Analects" | [
"assonance",
"chiasmus"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | use-adjectives-to-compare | Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.
When he was young, Chandler was always the ___ of the children on the playground. | [
"kinder",
"kindest"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-4 | use-subordinating-conjunctions | Complete the sentence with the better conjunction.
___ Addison pulled the weeds on Tuesday, more have grown back. | [
"Although",
"Unless"
] | 0 |
language arts | kindergarten | choose-the-lowercase-letter-that-matches-c-k-o-p-s-u-v-w-x-z | Pick the lowercase letter that matches.
P | [
"h",
"p",
"x"
] | 1 |
language arts | pre-k | choose-the-uppercase-letter-that-matches-c-k-o-p-s-u-v-w-x-z | Pick the uppercase letter that matches.
v | [
"S",
"H",
"V"
] | 2 |
social studies | grade-5 | costs-and-benefits | Jackie is deciding whether to take a trip to West Virginia or Georgia. She wants to enjoy her trip. But she is also trying to save money.
Suppose Jackie decides to take a trip to West Virginia. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Jackie will spend more money. Plane tickets for Jackie to get to West Virginia are more expensive than tickets to Georgia.",
"Jackie will enjoy her trip to West Virginia more than she would have enjoyed a trip to Georgia."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | analyze-passages-from-anne-frank-the-diary-of-a-young-girl-part-2 | Review the passage.
Mr. Broks was in Beverwijk and managed to get hold of strawberries at the produce auction. They arrived here dusty and full of sand, but in large quantities. No less than twenty-four crates for the office and us. That very same evening we canned the first six jars and made eight jars of jam.
The ne... | [
"The lines emphasize how much everyone's attention was consumed by the strawberries.",
"The lines show that everyone was tired of dealing with and eating so many strawberries.",
"The lines add a note of seriousness to an otherwise upbeat account of preserving strawberries."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-8 | is-the-sentence-simple-compound-complex-or-compound-complex | Which type of sentence is this?
Tommy always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | [
"simple",
"compound",
"complex",
"compound-complex"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | determine-the-meanings-of-words-with-greek-and-latin-roots | What does the word hydroelectric mean? | [
"related to the creation of electricity by using wind",
"related to the creation of electricity by using heat",
"related to the creation of electricity by using water"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-12 | describe-the-difference-between-related-words | What is the difference between someone who is solicitous and someone who is obsequious? | [
"someone who is obsequious is appropriately attentive",
"someone who is obsequious is excessively attentive"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-8 | the-age-of-exploration-origins | Read the following text and determine whether it is true or false.
The Age of Exploration was the first time Europeans traded with African and Asian societies. Before then, they had never imported trade goods like silks, salt, gold, and spices from other continents. | [
"true",
"false"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-2 | to-have-use-the-correct-form | Complete the sentence with the correct present tense form of to have.
Mr. Bullock ___ a tractor on his farm. | [
"has",
"had",
"have"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-12 | identify-vague-pronoun-references | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"When Billy tried to explain the complicated equation to Daniel, his head started spinning.",
"Daniel's head started spinning when Billy tried to explain the complicated equation to him."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-louisiana-purchase | Complete the sentence.
The Louisiana Purchase nearly ___ the size of the United States. | [
"doubled",
"tripled",
"quadrupled"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-white-house | Complete the sentence.
George Washington was the only president who ___. | [
"lived in the White House for more than eight years",
"did not live in the White House",
"allowed guests to stay at the White House",
"added more rooms to the White House"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-2 | rosa-parks | In what state did Rosa Parks grow up? | [
"California",
"Texas",
"Alabama",
"Michigan"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-5 | words-with-mis | Which word is a speaker less likely to **mispronounce**? | [
"a familiar word",
"an unfamiliar word"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | understand-overall-supply-and-demand | Last year, 50,000 people lived in the city of Cedarburg. But since then, 8,000 people have moved away. What probably happened to the overall supply of houses for sale in Cedarburg? | [
"The supply probably went up.",
"The supply probably went down."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-6 | classify-logical-fallacies | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I'm not surprised, frankly, that someone who gets lost in his own neighborhood would argue that New York has better pizza than Chicago. | [
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good",
"ad hominem: a personal attack against one's opponent"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | which-word-is-a-noun | Is the word in bold a noun?
I wish I could **go** on vacation to an island. | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-4 | choose-between-the-past-tense-and-past-participle | Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.
I swept up crumbs from the cookie Cooper had ___. | [
"eaten",
"ate"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | choose-between-adjectives-and-adverbs | Choose the word that best describes the adverb in bold.
Anthony felt anxious and spoke ___ **fast** while delivering his lines. | [
"unusually",
"unusual"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-11 | choose-the-analysis-that-logically-connects-the-evidence-to-the-claim | Read the claim and the supporting evidence.
**Claim:** Lucy has an exceptional work ethic.
**Evidence:** On average, Lucy works approximately sixty hours per week.
Why does the evidence support the claim? Choose the **analysis** that better explains the connection. | [
"Long hours are indicative of a strong work ethic.",
"Lucy arrives at work early and leaves late."
] | 0 |
language arts | kindergarten | choose-the-lowercase-letter-that-matches-f-i-j-l-m-t-y | Pick the lowercase letter that matches.
I | [
"f",
"i",
"z"
] | 1 |
social studies | kindergarten | days-of-the-week | What day comes right after Friday? | [
"Thursday",
"Saturday",
"Tuesday"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-10 | what-does-the-punctuation-suggest | What does the following sentence suggest?
Kari visited the downtown art gallery, which opened last month, and was impressed with the variety of artworks on display. | [
"There is only one art gallery downtown.",
"There is more than one art gallery downtown."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | draw-inferences-from-a-text | Read the text.
"It's beautiful out!" Audrey said, looking out the window. "Why don't we go for a bike ride?"
Chloe cringed. "I'd rather exercise at the air-conditioned gym."
Audrey clapped her hands. "Okay. After we exercise, we can have a picnic at the park!"
Chloe rolled her eyes. "A cool restaurant would be bett... | [
"Audrey always bosses Chloe around.",
"Chloe doesn't want to be outside."
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-civil-war-the-end-of-the-war | In January 1865, the United States Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment. Below is the first section of the amendment. Use it to answer the question below.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United Stat... | [
"made secession illegal",
"protected slaveholders' rights to a fair trial",
"banned slavery",
"gave African American people the right to vote"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-5 | choose-between-personal-and-reflexive-pronouns | Select the best pronoun to complete the sentence.
In just a few weeks, Lisa taught ___ the rules of hockey. | [
"herself",
"yourself"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | choose-the-best-concluding-sentence | Read the paragraph. Then, add the better concluding sentence.
Over the course of his career, Mel Blanc provided the voices for hundreds of cartoon characters. One of his most famous characters was Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny was a charming yet fearless rabbit who was famous for saying "What's up, Doc?" Blanc described his ... | [
"This process clearly worked, because Bugs Bunny became one of Blanc's most recognized characters.",
"In short, Blanc studied sketches to help him create the voice for a character."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | choose-topic-sentences-for-expository-paragraphs | Read the paragraph. Then, add the better topic sentence.
___ In fact, more than half of the planet is covered just by oceans. Earth also has many lakes, rivers, and swamps full of freshwater. But there's even more freshwater that is frozen in glaciers and icecaps. Add to that all of the water that's underground or in ... | [
"Most of the Earth is covered in water.",
"The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-american-revolution-turning-the-tide-of-the-war | A turning point is an event that causes an important change. Why were the Battles of Saratoga a major turning point in the Revolutionary War? | [
"Most of the British navy was destroyed during the battle.",
"It was the last time General Washington commanded American troops in battle.",
"It was the first time the Americans used machine guns in the war.",
"The American victory convinced French leaders to officially join the war."
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-6 | vocabulary-review-trace-an-argument | Look at the word **hone** as used in the passage "Drawing Conclusions."
It is clear that drawing is an important and easily developed skill for most artists. If they continue to **hone** their drawing skills, they can create great works of art using nothing but a pencil and paper. And at the very least, drawing can he... | [
"to teach to others",
"to use to earn money",
"to strengthen or improve"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-3 | is-the-sentence-a-statement-question-command-or-exclamation | What kind of sentence is this?
Amanda is causing so much trouble! | [
"a question",
"an exclamation"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment | Which is a sentence fragment? | [
"Aaliyah speaks four languages.",
"The back of her neck."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | determine-the-meaning-of-idioms-from-context-set-1 | What is the meaning of **high and dry**?
After her roommate moved out suddenly, Vicky was left **high and dry**, paying all the rent herself. | [
"without help",
"far above the water"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | choose-the-antonym | Which word is an antonym of **discord**? | [
"harmony",
"melody"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-2 | use-time-order-words | Complete the text with the better word.
Last Saturday, I bought eggs. ___, I am making Janet's cake. | [
"Today",
"First"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-8 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment | Which is a sentence fragment? | [
"Hobbled across the court, leaning on the coach for support.",
"The Sloans make homemade apple cider with their cider press."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | use-the-correct-subject-or-verb | Complete the sentence with the best **subject**.
___ range in color from white to brown to gray. | [
"Mice",
"Rat"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | new-england-colonies-religion-and-government | Which Puritan leader told his followers that their community in New England would be like "a city upon a hill"? | [
"Cotton Mather",
"John Winthrop",
"Roger Williams",
"Thomas Hooker"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | what-does-the-modal-verb-show | What does the modal verb show? Select the best answer choice.
When he was a puppy, our dog Ace **could** run for miles without getting tired. | [
"past ability",
"advice"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-8 | use-words-as-clues-to-the-meanings-of-greek-and-latin-roots | The word multiply contains the root multi. What does the root multi mean? | [
"many",
"one thousand",
"change",
"light"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-civil-war-war-tactics-and-the-home-front | The South didn't have many factories. Factories were needed to build guns, cannons, and ammunition. How could the Confederates quickly get the weapons they needed? | [
"by building big new factories",
"by buying weapons from other countries",
"by taking over factories in Mexico",
"by buying weapons from the North"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-10 | what-does-the-punctuation-suggest | What does the following sentence suggest?
Kate visited the downtown art gallery, which opened last month, and was impressed with the variety of artworks on display. | [
"There is only one art gallery downtown.",
"There is more than one art gallery downtown."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | use-greek-and-latin-roots-as-clues-to-the-meanings-of-words | A telescope is a tool that is used to look at something that is far away, in outer space. The root **scope** means "look at or observe". What does the root **tele** mean? | [
"carry",
"measure",
"far away"
] | 2 |
social studies | grade-8 | the-civil-war-bull-run-to-the-emancipation-proclamation | The passages below were written by reporters shortly after the Battle of Antietam. Use the passages to complete the sentence below.
The first passage was written by a Confederate newspaper reporter.
The results of the battle may be briefly summed up. Judged by all the rules of warfare, it was a victory to our arms. .... | [
"Confederate victory",
"draw",
"Union victory"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-1 | months-of-the-year | What month comes right before September? | [
"March",
"August"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-8 | source-analysis-the-declaration-of-independence | The Declaration of Independence is one of the most famous documents in United States history. A declaration of independence is a document created by the people of one country to say they are no longer part of another country. Which of the following is an example of a declaration of independence? | [
"a document describing the major laws of the federal government",
"a document saying that the United States had won World War II",
"a document declaring that the United States would no longer allow slavery",
"a document stating that the United States was no longer part of the British Empire"
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-4 | determine-the-meaning-of-idioms-from-context-set-1 | What is the meaning of **have eyes in the back of one's head**?
No one plays pranks on Mrs. Chapman, because she **has eyes in the back of her head**. | [
"to have an extra set of eyes",
"to know everything that's going on"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-4 | is-the-sentence-declarative-interrogative-imperative-or-exclamatory | What kind of sentence is this?
The boys picked apples in the orchard. | [
"declarative",
"interrogative"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-4 | identify-the-meaning-of-idioms-and-adages-set-1 | What is the meaning of **there's no use crying over spilled milk**? | [
"solving a problem is easier when you work with other people",
"you shouldn't get upset about things that can't be changed"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | analyze-the-effects-of-figures-of-speech-on-meaning-and-tone | Review the passage. The personification is shown in bold.
I pulled the pink woolen cap down over my ears and tugged my coat closed near my throat. **Despite my bundled layers, January's teeth bit sharp.** My fingers had lost all feeling. Pieces of my hair, frozen crisp to my collar, tore as I turned my head. So I thou... | [
"It illustrates how cold it is.",
"It implies the narrator is hungry."
] | 0 |
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